** Description changed: Binary package hint: network-manager 1) lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu maverick (development branch) Release: 10.10 2) apt-cache policy network-manager network-manager: - Installed: 0.8.1+git.20100810t184654.ab580f4-0ubuntu2 - Candidate: 0.8.1+git.20100810t184654.ab580f4-0ubuntu2 + Installed: 0.8.1+git.20100810t184654.ab580f4-0ubuntu2 + Candidate: 0.8.1+git.20100810t184654.ab580f4-0ubuntu2 + Version table: + *** 0.8.1+git.20100810t184654.ab580f4-0ubuntu2 0 + 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick/main i386 Packages + 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status + + 3) What is expected to happen is Network Manager populates networks + within range immediately when ones wireless hardswitch is turned on, + whether the ethernet cord is plugged in or not. + + 4) What happened instead is when the wireless hardswitch is off, ethernet plugged in, one removes the ethernet cord, then within seconds turn the wireless hardswitch on so the WiFi indicator light is on, no networks are in range, even after waiting a few minutes. + Please see screenshot.png for scenario where the ethernet cord is plugged in, wifi switch on and no wifi networks populate Network Manager. + + WORKAROUND: In Ubuntu 10.10 reboot the pc with the ethernet cord + unplugged, wireless hardswitch turned on. + + WORKAROUND: In Ubuntu 11.04, with wireless hardswitch turned off, + ethernet cable plugged in, perform a clean boot. Disconnect ethernet + cord then turn on wireless hardswitch and notice no wireless networks in + the area. Perform the following via the Terminal: + + ubuntu@ubuntu:~/Desktop$ sudo stop network-manager + network-manager stop/waiting + ubuntu@ubuntu:~/Desktop$ sudo start network-manager + network-manager start/running, process 5172 + ubuntu@ubuntu:~/Desktop$ rfkill list + 0: phy0: Wireless LAN + Soft blocked: no + Hard blocked: no + + Notice one may see wireless networks in range and successfully + connected. + + lsb_release -rd + Description: Ubuntu 11.04 + Release: 11.04 + + apt-cache policy network-manager + network-manager: + Installed: 0.8.4~git.20110319t175609.d14809b-0ubuntu3 + Candidate: 0.8.4~git.20110319t175609.d14809b-0ubuntu3 Version table: - *** 0.8.1+git.20100810t184654.ab580f4-0ubuntu2 0 - 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick/main i386 Packages + *** 0.8.4~git.20110319t175609.d14809b-0ubuntu3 0 + 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/main i386 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status - - 3) Thank you for reading this. What is expected to happen is Network - Manager populates networks within range immediately when ones laptop - hardswitch is turned on, whether the ethernet cord is plugged in or not. - - 4) What happened instead is when the hardswitch is off, ethernet plugged in, one removes the ethernet cord, then within seconds turn the hardswitch on so the wifi indicator light is on, no networks are in range, even after waiting a few minutes. - Please see screenshot.png for scenario where the ethernet cord is plugged in, wifi switch on and no wifi networks populate Network Manager. If questions exist, please ask. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10 Package: network-manager 0.8.1+git.20100810t184654.ab580f4-0ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.33-generic 2.6.35.4 Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic i686 Architecture: i386 CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory Date: Wed Sep 29 17:11:29 2010 EcryptfsInUse: Yes Gconf: - + IfupdownConfig: - auto lo - iface lo inet loopback + auto lo + iface lo inet loopback InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Beta i386 (20100901.1) IpRoute: - 192.168.0.0/24 dev eth0 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.0.12 metric 1 - 192.168.122.0/24 dev virbr0 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.122.1 - 169.254.0.0/16 dev eth0 scope link metric 1000 - default via 192.168.0.1 dev eth0 proto static + 192.168.0.0/24 dev eth0 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.0.12 metric 1 + 192.168.122.0/24 dev virbr0 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.122.1 + 169.254.0.0/16 dev eth0 scope link metric 1000 + default via 192.168.0.1 dev eth0 proto static Keyfiles: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory ProcEnviron: - LANG=en_US.utf8 - SHELL=/bin/bash + LANG=en_US.utf8 + SHELL=/bin/bash RfKill: - 0: phy0: Wireless LAN - Soft blocked: no - Hard blocked: yes + 0: phy0: Wireless LAN + Soft blocked: no + Hard blocked: yes SourcePackage: network-manager
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